Library Resources Tutorial for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Students Karen Yap Engineering/Computer Science Resource Team, Central Library 4 th February 2009

Slides Hidden during Tutorial 2: This List 15-22: More on Engineering Village 2 24: Some Terms Used 27: More on Scopus 29-30 : More on Science Citation Index Expanded 33: Other Indexes for Medicine/Life Sciences 41: Meaning of Numbers in Citation for Journal Article 46: Demo on Getting Materials not in Library 49-50: Demo on LION 52: Writing Guides (Samples from Subject Guide)

2: This List

15-22: More on Engineering Village 2

24: Some Terms Used

27: More on Scopus

29-30 : More on Science Citation Index Expanded

33: Other Indexes for Medicine/Life Sciences

41: Meaning of Numbers in Citation for Journal Article

46: Demo on Getting Materials not in Library

49-50: Demo on LION

52: Writing Guides (Samples from Subject Guide)

Objective of Tutorial Help you do your research: Objective of Module CN4118 as taken from IVLE: “.. aims to provide students with training for scientific or technical research . ." This tutorial is designed to help you achieve THE objective

Help you do your research:

Objective of Module CN4118 as taken from IVLE: “.. aims to provide students with training for scientific or technical research . ."

This tutorial is designed to help you achieve THE objective

Learning Outcomes Be better at doing research: How to analyse your FYP research topic use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information Understand citations in reading list, etc. Know more about Library services

Be better at doing research:

How to analyse your FYP research topic

use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information

Understand citations in reading list, etc.

Know more about Library services

Outline Doing research How to analyse your FYP research topic Indexes of current information Demonstrations Using Engineering Village 2 LION ( L ibrary I nstruction ON line ) How to find full titles of journals from abbreviations Other sources of information e.g. patents Library services: E-Forms Subject guide in Library Portal Understanding citations

Doing research

How to analyse your FYP research topic

Indexes of current information

Demonstrations

Using Engineering Village 2

LION ( L ibrary I nstruction ON line )

How to find full titles of journals from abbreviations

Other sources of information e.g. patents

Library services: E-Forms

Subject guide in Library Portal

Understanding citations

Research Topic

Analyse your FYP Research Topic 2. . Think of alternative term/s for each concept Fluoride: fluorides, fluoridate, fluoridation, fluorine, etc. Water Dental: tooth, teeth 1. Identify concepts Fluoride concentration in water and dental health Concept 1 Concept 3 Concept 2

Analyse your FYP Research Topic 3. Formulate your search statement ( fluorid* OR fluorine ) AND water AND (dental OR tooth OR teeth) Fluorid * represents fluoride , fluorides , fluoridate, fluoridation , etc. * is used to truncate/stem the term

Boolean Operators OR is used to indicate that either terms may be present AND is used to indicate that both terms must be present

OR is used to indicate that either terms may be present

AND is used to indicate that both terms must be present

More on Search Statement If your search statement retrieves no records E.g. you need articles on membrane reactors , but you cannot find hits Use a broader concept/term like “ Bioreactor* ” instead of specifically “ membrane reactor* ” Read articles and look through references listed at the end of such articles

If your search statement retrieves no records

E.g. you need articles on membrane reactors , but you cannot find hits

Use a broader concept/term like “ Bioreactor* ” instead of specifically “ membrane reactor* ”

Read articles and look through references listed at the end of such articles

Learning Outcome 1: How to analyse your FYP research topic : Summary Identify concepts Think of alternative term/s for each concept Formulate your search statement using: Boolean Operators * for truncation Search under broader concept if necessary

Identify concepts

Think of alternative term/s for each concept

Formulate your search statement using:

Boolean Operators

* for truncation

Search under broader concept if necessary

Learning Outcomes Be better at doing research: How to analyse your FYP research topic use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information Understand citations in reading list, etc. Know more about Library services

Be better at doing research:

How to analyse your FYP research topic

use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information

Understand citations in reading list, etc.

Know more about Library services

Sources of Information Current Last week Last month Last year Conference papers Journal articles Retrospective Last 10 years Books Theses

Current

Last week

Last month

Last year

Conference papers

Journal articles

Retrospective

Last 10 years

Books

Theses

Main Index for Engineering (General) Engineering Village 2 (EV2) Scans over 8,000 journals, conference proceedings Has over 16 million records Covers over 190 disciplines : includes related fields in science and management

Engineering Village 2 (EV2)

Scans over 8,000 journals, conference proceedings

Has over 16 million records

Covers over 190 disciplines : includes related fields in science and management

Engineering Village 2 Provides links to: USPTO Full text patents from USA [email_address] Full text patents from Europe and Patent Cooperation Treaty Scirus scientific research tool

Provides links to:

USPTO

Full text patents from USA

[email_address]

Full text patents from Europe and

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Scirus

scientific research tool

Engineering Village 2 Five important index databases are: Chimica , CBNB , Compendex , Inspec and NTIS Can be searched individually or together Some, i.e. NOT all have links to full text Updated weekly Database has Search Alert service by email Can email engineer/librarian for help

Five important index databases are: Chimica , CBNB , Compendex , Inspec and NTIS

Can be searched individually or together

Some, i.e. NOT all have links to full text

Updated weekly

Database has Search Alert service by email

Can email engineer/librarian for help

Engineering Village 2 Does analysis like No. of articles an author wrote on a particular subject (If an author wrote 10 articles on your subject, befriend him/her) Author affiliation (Useful when you choose university/institution for postgrad studies or employment) No. of articles found in a particular journal/publisher (Useful when you want to publish your work )

Does analysis like

No. of articles an author wrote on a particular subject (If an author wrote 10 articles on your subject, befriend him/her)

Author affiliation

(Useful when you choose university/institution for postgrad studies or employment)

No. of articles found in a particular journal/publisher (Useful when you want to publish your work )

CBNB: Chemical Business NewsBase (1985- ) Indexes articles from 300 core trade journals, newspapers, company newsletters/interim and annual reports, books, market research reports, and press releases

Indexes articles from 300 core trade journals, newspapers, company newsletters/interim and annual reports, books, market research reports, and press releases

Chimica (1970-) Indexes articles from over 600 journals Covers chemistry and chemical engineering , with emphasis on applied and analytical chemistry

Indexes articles from over 600 journals

Covers chemistry and chemical engineering , with emphasis on applied and analytical chemistry

Compendex (1969-) Indexes articles from over 5,000 journals, papers in conference proceedings, chapters in books, technical papers , etc. Over nine million records Covers topics in the all fields of engineering , as well as related fields in science and management. Over 190 disciplines covered

Indexes articles from over 5,000 journals, papers in conference proceedings, chapters in books, technical papers , etc.

Over nine million records

Covers topics in the all fields of engineering , as well as related fields in science and management. Over 190 disciplines covered

Inspec (1969-) Produced by the Institution of Electrical Engineers Covers physics, electrical engineering , electronics , communications, control engineering, computers and computing, IT , etc. 3,500 journals and 1,500 conference proceedings over eight million records

Produced by the Institution of Electrical Engineers

Covers physics, electrical engineering , electronics , communications, control engineering, computers and computing, IT , etc.

3,500 journals and 1,500 conference proceedings

over eight million records

NTIS (National Technical Information Service ) 1899- Database from the U.S. Department of Commerce Over two million records Includes unclassified reports from influential U.S. and international government agencies e.g. NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense

Database from the U.S. Department of Commerce

Over two million records

Includes unclassified reports from influential U.S. and international government agencies e.g. NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense

Term Used in EV2 Controlled Vocabulary Consistent/ standard subject terms used to describe the content of a document. E.g. “ mobile handsets ” for mobile phones, handphones, cell phones, cellular phones Useful : once you find a good hit, look at the standard terms used to find other good hits .

Controlled Vocabulary

Consistent/ standard subject terms used to describe the content of a document.

E.g. “ mobile handsets ” for mobile phones, handphones, cell phones, cellular phones

Useful : once you find a good hit, look at the standard terms used to find other good hits .

Some Terms Used MeSH or Me dical S ubject H eadings [in PubMed] E.g. “Female” for articles on girls, ladies, women CAS Registry Numbers “ IC No.” for chemicals American Chemical Society E.g. Number for fluorine is 7782-41-4

MeSH or Me dical S ubject H eadings [in PubMed]

E.g. “Female” for articles on girls, ladies, women

CAS Registry Numbers

“ IC No.” for chemicals

American Chemical Society

E.g. Number for fluorine is 7782-41-4

Demonstration Engineering Village 2 DEMO

Engineering Village 2

Main Indexes for Science (General) Scopus 29 million records Covers life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, health sciences, social sciences and business

Scopus

29 million records

Covers life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, health sciences, social sciences and business

More on Scopus Scopus Indexes journals, conference proceedings, trade publications and quality web sources Does citation tracking . A researcher can find out how many times a particular article has been cited

Scopus

Indexes journals, conference proceedings, trade publications and quality web sources

Does citation tracking . A researcher can find out how many times a particular article has been cited

Main Indexes for Science (General) Science Citation Index Expanded (via Web of Science), 1980- 150 mainly scientific disciplines Covers about 5,900 high impact research journals

Science Citation Index Expanded (via Web of Science), 1980-

150 mainly scientific disciplines

Covers about 5,900 high impact research journals

More on Science Citation Index Expanded Features included citation index. Provides use of the Analyze too l for search results Allows you to navigate: forward in time using Times Cited to discover the impact a document has had on current research backward in time using References to uncover the research that influenced an author's work Measure the influence of colleagues' or competitors' work Follow the path and direction of today's hottest ideas and concepts

Features included citation index. Provides use of the Analyze too l for search results

Allows you to navigate:

forward in time using Times Cited to discover the impact a document has had on current research

backward in time using References to uncover the research that influenced an author's work

Measure the influence of colleagues' or competitors' work

Follow the path and direction of today's hottest ideas and concepts

More on Science Citation Index Expanded Ranking journals Related records search capability

Ranking journals

Related records search capability

Index for Chemistry SciFinder Scholar (SFS) Chemical Abstracts (1967-) , etc. Has over 19 million records from journal articles and patents More than 35 million chemical substances can be searched by chemical name, chemical structure, CAS Registry Numbers, formula. Offers chemical reaction searching

SciFinder Scholar (SFS)

Chemical Abstracts (1967-) , etc.

Has over 19 million records from journal articles and patents

More than 35 million chemical substances can be searched by chemical name, chemical structure, CAS Registry Numbers, formula.

Offers chemical reaction searching

Main Indexes for Medicine/Life Sciences PubMed (1950-) Over 17 million records of journal articles Medical sciences BIOSIS (1926-) 18 million records Covers about 5,500 journals, conference reports, books, and patents Life sciences

PubMed (1950-)

Over 17 million records of journal articles

Medical sciences

BIOSIS (1926-)

18 million records

Covers about 5,500 journals, conference reports, books, and patents

Life sciences

Other Indexes for Medicine/Life Sciences Zoological Record (1978-) 1.8 million records Covers 5,000 journals, plus book chapters, meetings, etc. Animal biology BioEngineering Abstracts (1993-) Over 163,000 records Covers journals, conference proceeding, directories, and other sources Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (1967-) About 1.8 million records Over 6000 journals, meetings, reports, etc.

Zoological Record (1978-)

1.8 million records

Covers 5,000 journals, plus book chapters, meetings, etc.

Animal biology

BioEngineering Abstracts (1993-)

Over 163,000 records

Covers journals, conference proceeding, directories, and other sources

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (1967-)

About 1.8 million records

Over 6000 journals, meetings, reports, etc.

Scopus Scopus covers journals covered by: Science Citation Index Expanded ( SCIE ) PubMed SCIE PubMed SCOPUS

Scopus covers journals covered by:

Science Citation Index Expanded ( SCIE )

PubMed

Why SCIE & PubMed when there is Scopus? SCIE’s citation index feature covers over 100 years. Scopus’s covers less than 15 years SCIE is more selective: covers ONLY high impact journals SCIE ranks journals and has other features not found in Scopus PubMed is free

SCIE’s citation index feature covers over 100 years. Scopus’s covers less than 15 years

SCIE is more selective: covers ONLY high impact journals

SCIE ranks journals and has other features not found in Scopus

PubMed is free

Other Sources of Information For patents : SciFinder Scholar and others For standards : various For theses : Proquest Digital Dissertations DEMO Subject Guide

For patents : SciFinder Scholar and others

For standards : various

For theses : Proquest Digital Dissertations

Learning Outcome 2 Use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information: Summary Proquest Digital Dissertations Theses 4 BSI, etc Standards 3 SciFinder Scholar, etc. Patents 2 Databases like EV2, Scopus Journal articles /conference papers 1 Sources to Check: Form of Current Info

Learning Outcomes Be better at doing research: How to analyse your FYP research topic use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information Understand citations in reading list, etc. Know more about Library services

Be better at doing research:

How to analyse your FYP research topic

use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information

Understand citations in reading list, etc.

Know more about Library services

Decoding Citations Reference Brown, John 2003. Chemical hazards In Safety in factories , 2 nd ed. 20-30. London : Spon Press. Robinson, Alan. 2004. Effects of thermal forces. Chemical engineering , v 97, no. 1, 2004, p 46-52. Material Type Book Chapter Journal article When checking LINC, search by Title , key in words in yellow

Reference

Brown, John 2003. Chemical hazards In Safety in factories , 2 nd ed. 20-30. London : Spon Press.

Robinson, Alan. 2004. Effects of thermal forces. Chemical engineering , v 97, no. 1, 2004, p 46-52.

Material Type

How to Find Full Title of Journal from its Abbreviation E.g. : MRS Bull Move mouse to E-Resources Choose EJournals scroll down a bit to Useful Links Choose Journal Abbreviations http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ecoll/ej/ejabbrev.html Click on third link: Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) Key in MRS Bull , click Search Another good link is the sixth link : Institute of Science Information (ISI) DEMO

E.g. : MRS Bull

Move mouse to E-Resources

Choose EJournals

scroll down a bit to Useful Links

Choose Journal Abbreviations

http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ecoll/ej/ejabbrev.html

Click on third link:

Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI)

Key in MRS Bull , click Search

Another good link is the sixth link :

Institute of Science Information (ISI)

Meaning of Numbers in Citation : MRS Bull 32 6 (2007) pp. 87-95 32 6 (2007) pp. 87-95 32 means volume 32 6 means number or issue 6 pp. 87-95 means pages 87-95

MRS Bull 32 6 (2007) pp. 87-95

Understanding Less Common References Reference US5,719,665. Yamazoe Feb17,1998 BS EN ISO 291:2008 Plastics. Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing Material Type US Patent British Standard Check free website at USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) Web Patent Databases Check British Standards Online (database bought by Library)

Reference

US5,719,665. Yamazoe Feb17,1998

BS EN ISO 291:2008 Plastics. Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing

Material Type

Check free website at USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) Web Patent Databases

Check British Standards Online (database bought by Library)

Learning Outcomes Be better at doing research: How to analyse your FYP research topic use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information Understand citations in reading list, etc . Know more about Library services

Be better at doing research:

How to analyse your FYP research topic

use the best source/s (better than Google Scholar) to look for current information

Understand citations in reading list, etc .

Know more about Library services

Library Services: Loan Entitlement Materials RBR Main Shelves book Closed Stacks book Bound periodical Closed Stacks periodical Loan Period 2 Hours/Overnight 4 weeks 1 day Online renewals : twice 4 TH Year, Honours & Graduate Students : 30 items } }

Materials

RBR

Main Shelves book

Closed Stacks book

Bound periodical

Closed Stacks periodical

Loan Period

2 Hours/Overnight

4 weeks

1 day

Library Services Via E-Forms Request materials NOT in Library Books Parts of book or journal issue Student advisory service DEMO

Request materials NOT in Library

Books

Parts of book or journal issue

Student advisory service

Materials NOT in the Library Via E-Forms after login For books or theses , request the Library to buy For copy of journal article , use Document Delivery Service (limited to three a year for Year 4 students) Requests to be forwarded to Supervisor for approval & then onward to Library requesters will incur charges if they do not collect their requested articles within a month For more information, please email ddslib@nus.edu.sg or call 6516-3472

Via E-Forms after login

For books or theses , request the Library to buy

For copy of journal article , use Document Delivery Service (limited to three a year for Year 4 students)

Requests to be forwarded to Supervisor for approval & then onward to Library

requesters will incur charges if they do not collect their requested articles within a month

For more information, please email ddslib@nus.edu.sg or call 6516-3472

Student Advisory Service Email: [email_address] [email_address]

Other Library Services LION ( Li brary Instruction ON line ) Item 6) How to Search Databases Item 9) EndNote Web Subject Guide DEMO

LION ( Li brary Instruction ON line ) Item 6) How to Search Databases

Item 9) EndNote Web

Subject Guide

LION ( L ibrary I nstruction ON line ) Go to library homepage at www.lib.nus.edu.sg Click here

Go to library homepage at www.lib.nus.edu.sg

Click here

LION ( L ibrary I nstruction ON line ) Read before you start doing your research

Writing Guides (Samples from Subject Guide) Instructions on format of thesis as given in Research Handbook for Engineering for Masters & PhD students: http://www.eng2.nus.edu.sg/proj/eeintranet/student/Grad/Handbook_4Jan07.pdf (p. 22-28)

Instructions on format of thesis as given in Research Handbook for Engineering for Masters & PhD students: http://www.eng2.nus.edu.sg/proj/eeintranet/student/Grad/Handbook_4Jan07.pdf (p. 22-28)

Writing Guides (Samples from Subject Guide) Good call numbers to browse: T11 e.g. T11 Lan 2008 Technical communication TA158.5 e.g. TA158.5 Sor 2006 An engineer's practical guide to technical communication PN171 Foo e.g. PN171 Foo.Li 2006 Cite right : a quick guide to citation styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more

Good call numbers to browse:

T11 e.g. T11 Lan 2008 Technical communication

TA158.5 e.g. TA158.5 Sor 2006 An engineer's practical guide to technical communication

PN171 Foo e.g. PN171 Foo.Li 2006 Cite right : a quick guide to citation styles--MLA, APA, Chicago, the sciences, professions, and more

Subject Guide Bookmark as a Favourite Section on: Library Instructions & Tips Whole tutorial ( HIDDEN SLIDES ) and more Databases : you can access EV2, etc. from here get help on how to use databases from here Reference sources Research & Citation (writing guides) & more Theses Patents & Standards

Bookmark as a Favourite

Section on:

Library Instructions & Tips

Whole tutorial ( HIDDEN SLIDES ) and more

Databases :

you can access EV2, etc. from here

get help on how to use databases from here

Reference sources

Research & Citation (writing guides) & more

Theses

Patents & Standards

Library services via E-Forms LION Subject Guide How to find whole tutorial Etc. Learning Outcome 4: Learn about Library Services: Summary

Library services via E-Forms

LION

Subject Guide

How to find whole tutorial

Etc.

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